CASTRO VALLEY — Community liaison and organizer Bob Swanson is retiring from county Supervisor Nate Miley’s office in March.

Swanson has worked in Miley’s Castro Valley office since 2001, working with residents to resolve affordable housing, land use and public works issues in the Alameda County unincorporated areas. He was key in securing startup funds to build the Ashland Free Clinic and helped craft the county’s medical marijuana dispensaries ordinance.

Swanson has lived in Castro Valley since 1973 and has been a longtime activist. He serves on the board of directors of Spectrum Community Services, a nonprofit agency that helps senior citizens.

Matt Turner, who served on the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council, will be Miley’s new community liaison. Swanson “has been a tireless advocate for the unincorporated community,” Turner said.